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Brave Men s Blood
Author | : Ian Knight |
Publsiher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 473 |
Release | : 2005-11-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781784384029 |
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One of the most highly regarded books on the British campaign of the nineteenth-century Anglo-Zulu War fought in southern Africa. Robust and economically self-reliant, the Zulu Kingdom—created by Shaka kaSenzangakhona—was seen as a threat to British colonialism. In December 1878, the British High Commissioner in South Africa, Sir Henry Bartle Frere, picked a quarrel with the Zulu king, Cetshwayo kaMpande, in the belief that the Zulu army—armed primarily with shields and spears—would soon collapse in the face of British Imperial might. The war began in January 1879. Three columns of British troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Lord Chelmsford invaded Zululand. Almost immediately, the war went badly wrong for the British. On January 22, the Centre Column, under Lord Chelmsford’s personal command, was defeated at Isandlwana mountain. In one of the worst disasters of the colonial era, over 1,300 British troops and their African allies were killed. In the aftermath of Isandlwana, the Zulu reserves mounted a raid on the British border post at Rorke’s Drift, which was held by just 145 men. After ten hours of ferocious fighting, the Zulu were driven off. Eleven of the defenders of Rorke’s Drift were awarded the Victoria Cross. These are the best-known episodes of the war, and Rorke’s Drift went on to inspire the classic film Zulu, which established Michael Caine as a star. Drawing on new research performed since the centenary in 1979, the author delves deeply into the causes of the war, the conditions during it, and the aftermath.
Brave Men
Author | : David H. Hackworth,Julie Sherman |
Publsiher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Korean War, 1950-1953 |
ISBN | : 9780671865603 |
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Odyssey of an Infantryman Condensed from Colonel David H. Hackworth's blockbusterNew York Timesbestseller,About Face, Brave Menis an explosive battlefield chronicle from one of America's most decorated soldiers. Vividly recalling his experiences as an infantry leader, Hackworth takes you to the steep, razor-backed hills and bone-chilling cold of Korea, to the steamy guerrilla-infested jungles of Vietnam, to the real wars fought in the chaos of close combat. Here is Hackworth himself, jumping onto tanks to fire .50 caliber guns...charging through the smoke of frag grenades to land in front of the enemy...taking prisoners at bayonet point with an empty rifle...revealing the brutal emotions of battle...and witnessing heroism of the highest order. Here is the hard-fought, hard-won legacy of one man, who in 25 years amassed more than 110 medals.Brave Menstands as one of the most extraordinary military memoirs of our time.
Brave Men and Women
Author | : Osgood Eaton Fuller |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 552 |
Release | : 1886 |
Genre | : Biography |
ISBN | : UVA:X030765004 |
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Life of John Boyle O Reilly
Author | : James Jeffrey Roche |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 844 |
Release | : 1891 |
Genre | : Authors, American |
ISBN | : UCAL:$B798810 |
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Col Henry Bouquet and his Campaigns of 1763 and 1764
Author | : Cyrus Cort |
Publsiher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2024-01-08 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9783385310094 |
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Good Men and True
Author | : Alexander Hay Japp |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 1890 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : HARVARD:HW1ZOA |
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The Golden Bough A Study in Comparative Religion Vol 1 2
Author | : James George Frazer |
Publsiher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 899 |
Release | : 2023-12-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : EAN:8596547781813 |
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"The Golden Bough" in 2 volumes is a wide-ranging, comparative study of mythology and religion, written by the Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer that made a substantial influence on contemporary European literature and thought. Frazer attempted to define the shared elements of religious belief and scientific thought, discussing fertility rites, human sacrifice, the dying god, the scapegoat, and many other symbols and practices whose influences had extended into 20th-century culture. His thesis is that old religions were fertility cults that revolved around the worship and periodic sacrifice of a sacred king. Frazer proposed that mankind progresses from magic through religious belief to scientific thought. This carefully crafted Good Press ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Lest We Forget
Author | : David Starr Jordan |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1898 |
Genre | : Cuban question |
ISBN | : UOM:39015016374202 |
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